HOLDING THE TENTH MEETING OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATION COUNCIL ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURISM SECTOR UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN IN DUSHANBE

Today, under the chairmanship of the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, Honorable Hokim Kholiqzoda, was held the tenth meeting of the National Coordination Council for the Development of the Tourism Sector under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.

The President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Leader of the Nation, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, has paid special attention to the tourism sector, and with the support of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, modern tourism infrastructure in remote areas and interesting tourist attractions have been created in cooperation with the private sector, which will attract more tourists and provide jobs for the local population.

It should be mentioned that, in accordance with the order of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan dated January 31, 2024, №AP – 507, under the leadership of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, Dilrabo Mansuri, a republican working group was established from the deputies of ministries and departments, regions, cities and districts. Based on the action plan of the working group, a number of specific measures are being taken in the direction of tourism development and monitoring the implementation of programs and plans for the construction of tourism infrastructure, the development of folk crafts, vocational training of the country’s interpreters, the use of presidential and household lands, the organization and monitoring of landscaping works, maintaining clean and tidy residential areas, protecting nature, and organizing the activities of alleys and craft corners in cities and districts during 2024, which are considered important for the development of domestic tourism.

In this process, quarterly reports will be submitted to the Government of the country on the results of the work carried out, and meetings of the republican working group will be held regularly. The next meeting of the working group is scheduled for November 29, 2024 in the center of the Khatlon region.

It was noted that as a result of the government’s support for the development of the tourism sector, according to the Statistical Agency under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, more than 1 million 223.2 thousand foreign citizens arrived in the Republic of Tajikistan in the first 9 months of 2024. Of this number, 941.3 thousand people arrived as tourists in accordance with the requirements of the World Tourism Organization, which is 17.3% more than in the same period in 2023.

At the end of the Council meeting, the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan gave specific instructions to eliminate existing shortcomings and problems, effectively implement the goals of the Government of the country on the sustainable development of the country’s tourism sector, qualitatively implement the action plan for the implementation of the “Strategy for the Development of Tourism in the Republic of Tajikistan for the period up to 2030” for 2023-2027, and prepare the sector for receiving tourists, especially the development of domestic tourism.

Bobiev Shohanshoh